Word: knowing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...clear expression, the further purpose of developing individuality. A writer's work has value as his work in so far as the style is special to his thought. If his ideas are conventional and derived, his style will draw upon outworn terms and "literary slang." His problem is to know his own meaning exactly and to express it in his own personal way. To think independently and to phrase freshly, because specifically, is his success. Such seem to be the conclusions suggested significantly by these articles...
...hand certain psychological and linguistic studies. I have a working hypothesis that a man cannot translate from one language to another correctly if his mind is prepossessed with opinions on the subject. For the purpose of testing this hypothesis, I wish to get one or more Harvard students who know Greek enough to pass the ordinary entrance examination to the Greek courses of Harvard, and who are not familiar with the contents of the Bible, nor with the belief of Christian churches, to translate for me certain passages from the Bible. The passages will be very short and the translations...
...recently been completed. Professor Moore's sermon in the chapel of the University on Sunday, February 21, will be the first of the dedication services which will last for three days. His text, taken from an inscription over a door of one of the buildings, will be "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." Professor Moore will return to Cambridge at the end of the services...
...occurred to me that students who are desirous of keeping well may be interested to know that the last snow storm was followed by numerous colds a large number of men being quite ill with tonsillitis. What was true of that storm will probably be true of this one unless more care is taken to protect the body from cold and wet. From some ten years of observation I am convinced that wet feet are the most common cause of tonsillitis and other forms of sore throat. There is no "water-proof" shoe made that will keep the foot...
...only sixty-three men have signed for the Musical Clubs dinner. As it is absolutely necessary to know the exact number of men who are coming, the blue-book at Leavitt's, must be signed by tomorrow. No men will be allowed to hand in their names later...